Des Moines, Iowa
July 8, 2009
Center addresses product
development for local product needs
Pioneer Hi-Bred, a DuPont
business, announces today that it is opening a new research
center in eastern North Carolina dedicated to better addressing
product development for southeastern environments. The Center
for Dryland Research – Coastal Plains will leverage drought and
limited water-stressed research with native and biotech traits
to develop products for these targeted geographic market
segments.
Research efforts at the new center will build on the
decades-long work that has already been conducted in the
southeastern U.S. With the world’s largest germplasm base,
Pioneer has dedicated extensive efforts in this region over the
past several decades to develop high-yielding hybrids and
varieties for growers across the South and the East Coast.
Current activities are centered out of a temporary facility near
Kinston, N.C. A permanent location strategically located to meet
the needs of the research envisioned and the agriculture of the
region will be determined in the near future.
“The new Pioneer research center will further expand the
company’s commitment, providing better products that fit the
specific needs of the region,” says Greg Wichmann, Pioneer
southern business unit director. “We’re very excited about this
new stage in our crop research commitment.”
The facility will involve product development and testing of
both corn and soybeans. An increased emphasis on conventional
and transgenic developmental approaches in water-stressed
environments will be conducted to develop products with the
appropriate levels of tolerance for the unique heat- and
water-stressed growing conditions for the South.
More information will be provided as further decisions are made
about the new Pioneer research center.
Pioneer Hi-Bred, a DuPont business, is the world's leading
source of customized solutions for farmers, livestock producers
and grain and oilseed processors. With headquarters in Des
Moines, Iowa, Pioneer provides access to advanced plant genetics
in nearly 70 countries.
DuPont is a science-based products and services company. Founded
in 1802, DuPont puts science to work by creating sustainable
solutions essential to a better, safer, healthier life for
people everywhere. Operating in more than 70 countries, DuPont
offers a wide range of innovative products and services for
markets including agriculture and food; building and
construction; communications; and transportation.
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